Michael Esther

    • Michael EstherMichael Esther
      ·14:42

      🔥 PUTS AT THE OPEN. CALLS AT THE BOTTOM.

      We caught both sides of the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ move today. 📉 At the open: We took the 771 puts and captured 400%+ as the market moved lower. 📈 At the bottom: Instead of staying stubbornly bearish, we flipped bullish with bull puts and calls as the levels shifted. ✅ 400%+ on the puts ✅ Caught the reversal ✅ $18,150 realized on $SPX 🎯 No stubborn bias. We followed the levels, adjusted when the setup changed, and traded both sides of the move. The market doesn’t care about your bias. Price action does. Markets are always moving - and sometimes, the best move is knowing what works for you. With Treasury yields, oil prices and rate expectations keeping markets on edge this week, investors are once again thinking carefully about where to position next.
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    • Michael EstherMichael Esther
      ·09-23 11:14

      Before $TSLA and $SPCX Took Off, Elon Musk Was Running Out of Time

      18 years ago, in 2008, Elon Musk stood up at a Hollywood party and started talking about rockets. Nobody seemed interested. People interrupted him. Some questioned the point of what he was doing. At the time, it was easy to dismiss. 🚀 But the timing was brutal. $SpaceX(SPCX)$ had already suffered three failed launches. $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ was also running dangerously short of cash. Musk had put much of his own money into both companies. By his own later accounts, he was running out of options and borrowing money from friends to cover basic expenses. This wasn't a polished success story yet. There was no proven rocket business. No profitable EV giant. No guarantee either company would survive. Just a foun
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      Before $TSLA and $SPCX Took Off, Elon Musk Was Running Out of Time
    • Michael EstherMichael Esther
      ·09-23 11:10

      $MU Breaks Out as AI Memory Demand Sets Up a Bigger Move

      $Micron Technology(MU)$ just broke out of its daily chart — and this time, the move has confirmation. 🚀 The setup is getting interesting for several reasons: 🧠 1️⃣ Memory is becoming a key AI bottleneck AI infrastructure isn't only about GPUs. As compute demand keeps expanding, high-performance memory is becoming an increasingly important constraint. That puts $MU in an interesting position as memory demand continues to tighten. 💰 2️⃣ The valuation still stands out $MU is trading at roughly 7x P/E, which looks remarkably low compared with some of the high-growth names across the AI trade. For a company benefiting from a tightening memory cycle, that valuation leaves plenty of room for the market to reassess expectations if earnings continue to acce
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    • Michael EstherMichael Esther
      ·09-21

      Trading gets easier. Making money gets harder.

      Starting Dec. 6, extended-hours trading could fundamentally change how retail traders interact with the market. More hours sounds like more opportunities. But in practice, more hours also means more chances to overtrade, chase moves and give profits back. 🌙 Overnight liquidity will be the first problem The overnight session won't look like regular trading hours. Spreads can be wider, liquidity thinner, and participation from large institutions limited. The most liquid mega-caps and major ETFs should have the most usable overnight markets, while small- and mid-cap names could see much wider spreads and sudden air pockets. That means a stock can technically be "tradable" without being particularly easy to trade. 📉 Gap risk changes, but doesn't disappear The biggest advantage is obvious: trad
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    • Michael EstherMichael Esther
      ·09-20

      Starting With $2,000? Here Are My 20 Rules

      What would I do with a $2,000 trading account? 👇 First, I’d split it into two separate accounts: $1,000 for swing trading. $1,000 for scalping. The goal wouldn’t be to force a certain return every month. The goal would be to build a process that keeps me from blowing up. 🧠 Here are the 20 rules I’d follow: 1️⃣ Separate the accounts One account for swings. One for scalps. 2️⃣ Keep $1,000 in each Give each strategy its own capital and its own rules. 3️⃣ Limit scalps Maximum 0–2 scalp trades per day. No exceptions. 4️⃣ Keep swing trades simple Trade 1–2 contracts at a time and focus on liquid names such as $NVDA, $AAPL, $TSLA, $META, $GOOG, $MSFT, $AMZN, $SPY and $AMD. 5️⃣ Only trade 1–2 scalp setups You don't need 10 setups. You need a couple you know well. 🎯 6️⃣ Keep the contracts affordabl
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    • Michael EstherMichael Esther
      ·09-19

      SPX daily bread

      $S&P 500(.SPX)$ up $850 easy within two hours selling out of the money credit spreads during chopex I trade this every day with my community And it’s great for choppy days! You can do this on options funding with code : LUCKEEE I recommend the 100 K growth account which allows spreads! 📈 Express Plan • 1 trading day to pass • Intraday trailing drawdown • Great for traders who primarily trade naked options 📊 Growth Plan • 1 trading day to pass • End-of-day trailing drawdown • Designed for Level 5 options strategies If you’re interested in getting funded, use my code LUCKEEE at checkout for 10% OFF more than what the company offers! Markets are always moving - and sometimes, the best move is knowing what works for you. With Treasury yields, oil
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    • Michael EstherMichael Esther
      ·09-18

      5 Reasons I’m Still Bullish on $SPY After the Rate Hike

      A rate hike doesn’t automatically mean stocks have to fall. Here’s the bullish case I’m watching for $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ : 1️⃣ The Fed still sees enough economic strength A hike can be read as a sign policymakers believe the economy can handle tighter financial conditions. 2️⃣ Getting ahead of inflation matters Tighter policy early can help protect real earnings and support longer-term valuation multiples if inflation starts moving lower. 3️⃣ Decisive action can calm the bond market A firm response from the Fed could help reduce some of the inflation uncertainty already reflected in rates. 4️⃣ Expectations may have been worse than reality If markets were positioned for a more aggressive move, a single 25bp hike can remove some uncerta
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    • Michael EstherMichael Esther
      ·09-18

      $SPY Downtrend Reversal Setup Looks for the First High Volume Break

      Top 3 trading set-ups for 300%-1000% winners daily: 1. Reversal of a downtrend. Anytime $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ sells off start looking for this set-up on 1min or 2min time frame. Wait for a big impulse candle with insane volume to close above the trend line. This is your entry. 2. $SPY double bottom Any given day there has to be a low of day. Wait for the low of day to get RETESTED later on in the day. As soon as you see buyers step up and volume come in. The entry will be waiting for the 1st candle to close above the support level, then take entry. 3. Breakout THAN pull back into key level $SPY Make sure you identify what the key resistance level is. Don't rush this process at all, wait for the candles to tell a story you can explain to
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      $SPY Downtrend Reversal Setup Looks for the First High Volume Break
    • Michael EstherMichael Esther
      ·09-17

      $SPY Rate Hike Risk Meets Strong Earnings

      The Fed decision is the big event this afternoon, with another 25 bps hike to 3.75%–4% widely expected. A lot of that risk may already be baked into $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ . Still, the market has plenty of reasons to stay volatile. 🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷 Higher rates, inflation, the Japanese yen unwind and the uncertainty around the midterms are all adding pressure to the tape. That leaves room for another pullback. I’m watching $748–$750 as a possible downside zone into next month if volatility picks up. 📉 But there’s another side to the trade. $SPY is ultimately tied closely to the earnings power of the companies inside it, and corporate earnings remain extremely strong. That’s why I still see room for a move toward $780+ in Q3 and potentially $820 by
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    • Michael EstherMichael Esther
      ·09-15

      Trust. Confidence. Acceptance. The 3 Emotions That Shape a Trader

      3 powerful emotions in trading: 1. TRUST Trust your process. Trust your system. Trust your edge. Trust is built through preparation, repetition and watching your edge work over hundreds of trades. 2. CONFIDENCE Confidence is believing you can execute your system properly over a long period of time. Not because every trade will work, but because you know you can consistently follow your rules. 3. ACCEPTANCE Acceptance is the hardest. Once you enter a trade, you cannot control the outcome. Your job isn’t to predict what happens next; your job is simply to execute your system. When markets keep you watching, knowing when to switch off matters too. A strong U.S. jobs report has put rates back in focus, with this week’s CPI data set to be another key market mover — keeping overnight trading fir
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